by Michael Powell · Constable and Robinson · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781841196251
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«Smarties Guide to the Galaxy» is Michael Powell's humorous astronomy guide, in paperback from Constable and Robinson (192 pages, in English).
A popular-science guide that covers space, the universe and everything there is to know about them with a humorous tone and a very visual approach: child astronauts, aliens, spaceships and colourful sweets fill the illustrations. Its subtitle promises all the essentials about space, the universe and everything else, in an approachable style.
Published on 14 November 2002, it is part of the Smarties series. Full text in English.
Intended for young readers who want a first approach to astronomy without technical jargon, with humorous illustrations and simple language.
Michael Latham Powell was an English filmmaker, celebrated for his partnership with Emeric Pressburger. Through their production company The Archers, they together wrote, produced and directed a series of classic British films, notably The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943), A Canterbury Tale (1944), I Know Where I'm Going! (1945), A Matter of Life and Death, Black Narcissus (1947), The Red Shoes (1948) and The Tales of Hoffmann (1951).
